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and the recreational f‌ishing

sector discussed the purpose

of the sanctuaries program,

the need for congressional

funding reauthorization,

and what reauthorization

might include in light of

current ef‌forts to develop a

national ocean policy and

framework for marine spa-

tial planning.

Diamond moderated

and the speakers were John

Armor, Acting Chief,

Conservation Policy and

Planning Division, NOAA

Of‌f‌ice of National Marine

Sanctuaries; Bill Chandler,

Vice President for Govern-

ment Af‌fairs, Marine Con-

servation Biology Institute;

Steve Gittings, Science

Coordinator, NOAA Of‌f‌ice

of National Marine Sanc-

tuaries; and Robert Hayes,

General Counsel, Coastal

Conservation Association.

On October 20, ELI’s

“Environmental Law in

India” seminar educated

the legal community and

the public about India’s

environmental statutes, in

connection with the f‌irst

publication of ELR India

Update™, a quarterly news-

letter analyzing the most

relevant developments in

Indian environmental law

for international environ-

mental lawyers, managers,

policymakers, and thought

leaders.

Panelists discussed how

environmental law in India

works, hot topics of interest

to non-Indian practitioners,

and the likely future direc-

tion of Indian environmen-

tal law. Moderated by John

Pendergrass, Co-Director

of ELI’s International Pro-

grams, panelists included

K.V. Singh and Shephali

Mehra Birdi of Kochhar &

Co., and Paul E. Hagen,

Chair, International Practice

Section, Beveridge & Dia-

mond, PC.

ELR India Update™ is

written by the attorneys at

Kochhar & Co., a highly

respected law f‌irm in India

with signif‌icant environ-

mental experience, and

edited by Environmental

Law Reporter® attorneys in

Washington, D.C.

e 2009 “ELI Fall

Practice Update” was held

on October 30, following

the Annual Dinner and

ELI–Miriam Hamilton

Keare Policy Forum.

e Practice Update is

an annual half-day seminar

addressing critical issues

in environmental law and

management. It allows prac-

titioners to both learn about

and share their views on

cutting edge environmental

legal issues.

e f‌irst panel, moder-

ated by Michael B. Gerrard,

Director, Center for Cli-

mate Change Law, Colum-

bia Law School, was “Ad-

vising Clients on the New

Climate and Energy Land-

scape,” which discussed

what environmental profes-

sionals need to consider

when advising clients on the

new regulatory landscape

and what it will mean to be

an environmental lawyer,

consultant, activist, expert,

or policymaker. Panelists

discussed future kinds of

environmental law practice

in a world of climate change

regulation.

e second panel was

“e New Frontier of

Cross-Border Enforce-

ment,” which discussed

the growing trend of “en-

forcement at the border”

as U.S. companies import

products that fail to meet

domestic environmental

standards. e panel dis-

cussed the issues involved

Seminars

ELI’s 2009 Ocean Semi-

nar Series, made possible by

the support of the Naomi

and Nehemiah Cohen

Foundation, continued

on October 9 with “e

Coastal Zone Management

Act and the Nation’s Policy

on the Oceans, Coasts, and

Great Lakes: Its Role and

Its Potential” co-sponsored

by the Coastal States Orga-

nization and the National

Estuarine Research Reserve

Association.

Representatives of fed-

eral and state agencies, the

private sector, and nongov-

ernmental organizations

discussed the role of the

Coastal Zone Management

Act in our nation’s ocean

policy and how the CZMA

serves as a tool to address

challenges facing coastal

communities and ecosys-

tems.

e moderator was Jor-

dan Diamond, ELI Staf‌f

Attorney, and the speakers

were Donna S. Wieting,

Acting Director, NOAA

Of‌f‌ice of Ocean & Coastal

Resource Management;

Sarah W. Cooksey, Admin-

istrator, Delaware Coastal

Programs; Jim Lanard,

Managing Director, Deep-

water Wind; and Kenny

Wright, Executive Vice

President & Chief Financial

Of‌f‌icer, Seagrass Recovery.

e Ocean Seminar Se-

ries continued on Novem-

ber 4 with “New Visions

for the National Marine

Sanctuaries Act.” Repre-

sentatives from national

sanctuaries, the scientif‌ic

community, the environ-

mental NGO community,

New York Times energy reporter Matt Wald, center left, leads panelists at the ELI-Miriam Hamilton

Keare Policy Forum, held in conjunction with the Annual Dinner on October 29. The Policy Forum was

funded by a generous gift from the Keare family. An edited transcript starts on page 46.